CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 181, 20 April 1918, Page 3

CRICKET

THE GAME, IN WELLINGTON MAINLY A STATISTICAL REVIEW "(By "The Veteran.") Last Saturday ■ (included what has been, despite the war in Europe, an interesting; season of cricket. It is 'out iittiiig that the champion team of tbe year should have Ijcen drawn from the soldiers in training ut Trentlmm, for the simple reason that it was the performances of these soldier men, included amongst them being some of the finest players m the Dominion, that interested the public more than the others. Below I publish the statistics of each team that look part in the championship contest, and there are a few remarkable features amongst them. C. G. Wilson the veteran of Wellington, has had a good batting yew, and has succeeded in scoring a greater number of runs than any other player has during the history of the playing of the game of cricket in I Wellington. His total U 762, J. N. Craw- , ford (GOG) and W. A. Baker (510) being I the only others to score 500 runs and over. K. 11, Tucker, v;ho hns been playing senior cricket in Wellington longer than any other, heads the batting averages, with the figure of merit of G9.83. J. N. Crawford (thu ex-Surrey man <in<] international -player) and W. S. Brico (the Pctoiie captain) easily put,in the shade the previous record as regards tho .number of tickets taken during tlis series of championship games. Prior to this season Brii-e himself, with 72 wickets to his credit, held the record, and .a few weeks ago it looked as if Crawford was going to establish new figures. But tho Potone man's bowling in the last three matches has been particularly destructive, and with a total, of 83 wickets is well .ihcnd of Crawford and his own record i<s well. The figures of the pair are as follow:— s is 'i 2 i * t Z £ 5 £ '< W. S. Brice 1451 36 C6B 93 7.19 J. N. Crawford 1785 70 925 89 10.39 "Who is the all-round cricketer of 'the year?" is a question that is often asked at this stage. My own opinion is that J. N. Crawford has been the best. performer in Wellington this year, but the table? herewith should be a better guide than .even the opinion of an expert. Just compare the performances of those entitled to be classed as" all-round players :— BATTING.

1 . " °.S 2° e> £9 t< K. H. Tucker .... 10 4 419 138 69.83 J. N. Crawford... 12 1 606 138 65.09 ' B. ,T. Tiickwcll 16 3 4<M 137 34.15 ] W. S. Brico 17 1' 381 *68 23.81 I J. S. Hiddleston 11 0 218 97 19,81 j BOWLING. ] g I & j £ S3* jjj I » 2 k £ \ W. S. Brice .... 1451 36 668 93 7.19 u. N. Crawford 1785 70 925 89 10 39 K. H. Tucker 684 14 475 37 12.83 B. J. Tuokwell 364 9 184 14' 13.14 J. S. Hiddlceton 1102 30 638 42 15.19 Turning to the teame one is etruck with 'the fact that figures point to individuals rather than combinations, 'llhe winning side (Trentham) consisted of J. j N. Crawford, J. A. Bruco, H. B. Lusk, ! and several others. Petone had a big j asset in W. S. Brice, and, although A. j Bennett and W. A. Gate helped him, Ue j practically had. vto carry the eleven on his back. North had j. 8. Hiddleston, j A. E. Barker, B. J. T.uckwell, C. G. Wilsem, S. C. Eaton, and H. E. Burton, all j scoring over 200 runs lor the year, and ' the bowling was in the hands- of J. S. Huld'.cston, with C. F. Macintosh performing well after a lato start. As a matter of fact, North were the best eleven as a. team in the competition. Tv. H. Tucker, B. Marris. E. M. Beechey and H. Lambert all hud good batting figures for Old Boys, \V. (iaiTod and iv. 11. Tucker doing the major part of the bowling. For East W. A. Baker, A. Dind, and J. W. CondliiTe in that order wero the- more prolific run-getters for East, the, bowling honours being won by A. Fentou and ,T. Hatchings. The Returned Soldiers were the weak side in the competition, and probably they would have been well advised if they had not entered for the senior championship this year. However, despite reverses right along the line and some huge scores against them, they saw the competition right out to the end and they are deserving of commendation for their pluck. A. H. M'Kellar was the leading batsman amongst them, and A. Thomas the most successful bowler. With this as a preamble I give the averages o[ the different clubs for the season. TEENTHAM BATTING. u j 3 S & o|»o «g g dSjjo o3 •-§ > Same. M&a hS Km < N. 0. Suedrten... 4 1 189 68 63.00 ■T. N. Crawford 12 1 606 138 55.09 p Dwyer 2 0 110 103 55.00 J.' A. Bruco .;.-... 9 2 324 94 46.28 E Schofield 3 2 33 25* 19.33 E. E. Orawshaw 2 0 47 37 2350 L. A. Wood 4 0 ' 93 71 23.25 H. B. Lusk 9 0 204 40 22.66 D. Binnie 4 1 58 21* 19.33 E. J. Kemnitz ... 10 1 157 37 17.44 .A. Sandel 5 1 59 37 14.75 E. Sinyrke 6 0 86 65 14.33 S. S. Woods 3 1 25 13 2.50 Tj F Keys 3 2 11 6' 11.00 J Kemiey ' » « 39 10.71 W. Brook-Sinith 5 0 51 22 10.20 C. A. Tidy 3 0 18 10 6.00 Also batted: L. Hill, 8; C. A. Berendsen, 0- Lye, 16; A. Patcrson, 1, 0; E. B. Caygill, 41, 0: J. Fanning, 1; Airey, 10; H. E. Smith, 7, 1, 0; Worth, 25; Baumber, 4; J. Kennedy, 0, 2»; Tailored. 3, 0, 0; Bailey, 25; C. W. Robinson, 34; Richards, 5; Rankin, 9; J. .8.. Shackloek, 38 s , 0. TRENTHAM BOWLING. a S u 2 5 fl ■§ S Name. n S S P < J. A. Bruce 53 2 38 4 9.25 J. N. Crawford... 1785 70 925 89 10.39 N. C. Sneddeii ...' 402 9 191 17 11.23 E. Smyrke 182 14 321 24 13.37 S. S. Woods 60 2 42 3 14.00 E. E. Crawehaw 234 4' 130 9 14.44 H. B. Lusk 336 8 210 8 26.25 i. E. Shackloc'i; 168 3 136 4 34.00 Also bowled: C. W. Robinson, 5 runs; Rankin, one wicket, 2 runs; L. P. Keys, one wicket, 72 runs; Tancrcd, one wicket, 37 runs; Worth, 37 ruiiS; W. Brook-Smith, one wicket, 70 runs. NORTH BATTING. Name. , fen Ww A C. G. Wilson ... 13 0 762 181 58.61 A. 11. Barker ... 12 3 465 113 51.66 B. J. Tuckwell... 16 3 444 137 34.15 E. J. Ward 4 0 101 59 25.25 11. E. Burton ... 11 0 274 66 24.91 J. S. lliddicston 11 0 218 97 19.81 A. Paterson 12 4 144 31 18.M S. O. Eaton 15 1 235 75 Va.lt, JI. i. Crombic ... 8 0 113 28 14.12 W. J. WaEStafle 10 1 126 37 14.00 E. Windley 10 3 76 24* 10.85 C. F. Macintosh 8 1 63 34 9.00 J. Mftckio U 5 42 14 7.00 Also batted: If. P. Luckie, rune; J. Howitt, 1, 4. NORTH BOAVLING. i 2 g i s a « t Name, w ia . W P -4 O. F. "Macintosh 521 19 226 23 9.82' B. J. Ti.ckwdl 364 9 184 14 13.14 J. S. Hiddleston 1102 30 638 42 15.19 E. Windley 415 18 209 13 16.07 A. R. Barker ... 291 8 174 9 19.33 S. C. Eaton 89 0 78 4 19.50 J. Mackic 756 20 422 . 21 20.09 Also bowled: 11. E. Burton, onu wicket, 3 runs. OLD BOYS' HATTINfI Num.. |||g gg Si K. H. 'luclicr 10 4 419 138 69.83 13. Mam's 14 2 435 312 36.25 E. M l!ecchi!.V ... 1 4 1 377 59 26.92 C. P. Illncklock 3 0 79 74 26.33 H. Lambert 14 0 334 76 23.85 A. Birch 3 0 42 39 14.00 E. Thomas 11 1 12-3 3.1 12.30 J. P. Blacklock... 9 1 97 36* 12.12 B. Binnio U 3 91 38 11.37 W Garrod U 3 84 J6 , 10.60

A. Eonaldson ... 3 0 28 15 9.33 0. Trott tO 1 79 53 8.77 A. Bocilfr J 1 16 9 8,00 Q H. Lusk 6 0 16 9 ,?,.« Also hatted—Smyth, 0; D. Hielop, M; Brown. 0: JI. IV. Moiiagiiun, Si; Culvert, 0; P. lUyward 0; a. ilakcr, 0; tsaltnoud, 50, 0. OLD BOVS' BOWLIJiG. c -2 . to 73 '5 a r > Name. p) £ pj P *, W. Qarrod 9i5 21 471 47 10.02 K. H. Tuoltor... 684 14 475 37 12.83 E. M. Bcechoy... 2&6 7 141 9 15.77 H. Lambert 410 10 278 14 19.86 B. Marrie 298 1 279 11 25.36 H. W. Jlonaghun 60 1 37 1 37.00 PIiTO.N'E BAITIXG. L , «c $ j 1 p'c .S-g •£ = wg «! O f P('. ** VH? a* 2si Z- S / B "«> 17 1 81 68* 2381 I}■ ,f Cate 17 3 176 23' 1257 A - £ a "™\ 16 0 191 65 11.93 W. Hamilton 15 2 138 57 1061 ?• Nieholle 14 1 106 24 813 t' " e 2" ct t 15 3 89 3B' 7.41 J. T. .Stephens ... 14 0 75 IS 5,35 Aleo batted-JI. Corner, 6 inning? ' 7 runs; J. White, 13 innings, 10 runs;' U iiiomas, fi innings, 12 runs; R. Corric. 0Peters, 1 , . ' PETONE BOWLING. C *j fcn • -s - % s Name. a H e, V~ 4 Y- •">• Brice 1451 35 688 93 7.19 A. Bonnett 1249 20 821 40 20 5' B. Thomas 96 J 45 2 22.50 A. Parrant 129 1 102 2 5100 J. T Stephens ... 168 2 12! 2 60.50 Also bowled-C. Told, 43 runs; W. Hamilton, 3 runs; ]i. Coivie, 4 runs. ■ EAST BATTING. ' • .5 s° ij %i g . W. A. Baker 14 1 510 155 39.23 J. W. Condhffe... 11 1 277 92 27 70 \V. Knowlcs-Sinith 4 3 23 ■11 23.00 H. JL M'Girr 3 0 66 29 22 00 J.. Hutchings ... 9 1 153 67* 19.12 W\ Bock 8 1 91 45 13.C0 A. Fenton ....13 0 135 41 10.38 J- A. Nash 5 1 42 19 10.25 H. Chrlstopherson 11 1 93 24 9.30 P. Walters 11 0 • 87 33 190 K. Osborne 9 3 44 17 7.33 1. T. Hylton 7 2' 36 17 7.20 H. Hutchings ... 9 1 £6 23 7.00 Also butted: Kitching, 0, 0; F. Harris, 0, 1; V. Harris, 0, 2; W. Church, 0, 0, 0, 0; A. Barry, 1; J. Cowan, 2. s*, 0, 0; P. Browman, 1. EAST BOWLING. c S & ■2 ■•; a o o f'f., m S « £ < •T- 8 Hylton ...'... 18 0 11 2 5.50 Y- J 0 * 12 0 11 1 11.00 4 lenton 1077 39 584 47 12.21 W. A. Baker 142 6 51 4 12.75 J. Hulchmga 876 22 581 .35 16.60 mi , Na , sll d 206 1 146 9 16.22 W. ICnowlos-Smith 184 5 102 5 20 40 4' ? r in ? : 365 5 272 13 mm H. M. M'Girr 237 . 2 146 7 20.84 p . Walters 342 2 234 5 46.80 Also bowled: H. Ohristopherson, 20 rums: J. Harris, 26 runs; W. Church, one wicket 66 runs. RETURNED 60LDIEE8' BAITING. %* si'-si h I el l« l§ l§ I ? a S e V „ M Km < A. fl M'Kellar ... 18 2 061 ' 60 16.31 A. Thomas 15 3 161 45* 13.41 w. Longhurst ... 14 0 152 28 28.85 J- Hiojta 4 1 31 13 -10.33 T. Miller 6 0 57 34 9.50 f Berry 8 0 62 18 7.75. 0. Boutton 20 3 122 19 717 6. Harrison 14 0 96 28 685 J. Coleman ...; 11 1 63 24* 6.30 H. Hatchard 11 1 52 12 511 E. Cooper 11 2 46 12 5.11 1. Collins 11 3 39 9 4.87 E. Hastings 14 2 47 15* 3.91 E. Boddington ... 8 0 31 S 3.87 N. .Chisholm 4 0 15 7 ' 375 S. Fisher 6 0 21 8 3.50 G. Bell 6 0 15 6 2.50 J. Halliday 5 2 4 3* 1.33 P. Colloy ...'. 4 0 5 4 1.25 Also batted: Godhard. 1, 0; Hickson, 5, 0; Allardyco, 1, 7; South, 0: Jtakehain, 0; M'Grcgor, 4, 0. BETUBNED SOLDIERS , BOWLING. £ ■' &a Name. cc 3 a; fe <j A. Thomas 616 13 373 26 1434 J. Halliday 48 0 56 3 18.66 &■ Collins 114 • 2 105 5 21.00 J. Berry 324 1 254 9 28 22 H. ItatcUaTd '171 1 139 4 3475 T. Miller 342 8 218 6 36.33 A. H. M'Kellar... 390 2 327 8 40.87 Also bowled—l 3 Hastings, three wickets, 194 runs; S. Fisher two wickets. 110 runs; O. Boulton, 67 runs; B. Boddington, one wicket, 58 ruusj J. Hicks, 35 runs; W. feraghurst, two wickets, 116 runs; J. Cole, man, 46 rune; E. Cooper, four wickets, 347 runs; N. Ohisholm, three wickets, 157 runs; S. Harrison. *.hree wickets, 187 ruus.